How To Force Steam To Download Workshop Content
Right, I'll try that, but I don't see how it will force a download of the DLC. I thought it just checks for corrupted files and the like? And haven't restarted Steam, normally downloads will just start whenever they show up, so never thought of restarting. I'll do that after the other tip. Steam has a built-in system for making a backup of its game files, so you don’t have to re-download a full game every time you uninstall it and want to play again later. But like a lot of Steam’s features, it hasn’t been updated in quite a while, and frankly it often manages to break the game restoration process anyway.
Steam recently started downloading an update for Super Monday Night Combat. Remembering the fact that the game never ran properly for me, and that I was unable to ever find any fix, I impatiently paused the download and deleted all local files from my computer.
The problem is, Steam is still trying to download the update. I've already restarted Steam. Even tried to uninstall the game completely, but it's still trying to download this update! I'd rather avoid having to hunt down the specific files and remove them manually.
Is there any way I can force this download to stop?
4 Answers
In your library list, right click on the game you wish to cancel the download for and click 'Delete Local Content'. This will remove the data that has already been downloaded and remove the game from the download list.
kalinakalinaThis solution works for every game on Steam:
How To Use Steam Workshop Mods
Go to your library, right click on the game you're downloading and want to remove and select 'Delete local content'. That's all. You don't need to stop or restart Steam this way.
KappeiKappei- Close Steam
- Locate your C:Program Files (x86)Steamsteamappsdownloading folder
- Delete everything under Downloading (not a specific folder just everything)
- Start steam - product should download anew.
- Close Steam
- Locate you
<Steam>/steamapps/downloadingsubfolder - Try to look if it does exist a subfolder called
/440/(TF2 app id) and delete it - Relaunch Steam
protected by Community♦Jul 15 '13 at 7:22
How To Force Steam To Download Workshop Content System
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